John, Count of Brienne (c. 1235 – c. 1260) was the eldest son of
Walter IV of Brienne and
Marie of
Cyprus.
He inherited the
County of Brienne
The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château.
Counts of Brienne
* Engelbert I (c. 950 – c. 968)
* Engelbert II (c. 968 – c. 990)
* Engelbert III (c. 990 – c. 1008)
* Engelbert IV (c. 1 ...
on his father's death in 1246, but preferred to live among his mother's relatives at the court of Cyprus, and played little part in international politics. In 1255, he married Marie, Lady of
Thieusies (in
Hainaut), the daughter of Sohier II of Enghien. They had no children, and when he died, he was succeeded by his brother
Hugh
Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...
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References
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Brienne, John, Count of
Counts of Brienne
French people of Cypriot descent
Year of birth uncertain
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